Lyrics Ace in the Hole - Live at the Agora Theatre, Cleveland, OH - September 1979 - Paul Simon
                                                Some 
                                                people 
                                                say 
                                                Jesus, 
                                                that's 
                                                the 
                                                ace 
                                                in 
                                                the 
                                                hole
 
                                    
                                
                                                But 
                                                    I 
                                                never 
                                                met 
                                                the 
                                                man 
                                                so 
                                                    I 
                                                don't 
                                                really 
                                                know
 
                                    
                                
                                                Maybe 
                                                some 
                                                Christmas, 
                                                if 
                                                I'm 
                                                sick 
                                                and 
                                                alone
 
                                    
                                
                                                He 
                                                will 
                                                look 
                                                up 
                                                my 
                                                number
 
                                    
                                
                                                Call 
                                                me 
                                                on 
                                                the 
                                                phone, 
                                                and 
                                                say
 
                                    
                                
                                                "Hey, 
                                                boy, 
                                                where 
                                                you 
                                                been 
                                                so 
                                                long?
 
                                    
                                
                                                Don't 
                                                you 
                                                know 
                                                me?
 
                                    
                                
                                                I'm 
                                                your 
                                                ace 
                                                in 
                                                the 
                                                hole"
 
                                    
                                
                                                Two 
                                                hundred 
                                                dollars, 
                                                that's 
                                                my 
                                                ace 
                                                in 
                                                the 
                                                hole
 
                                    
                                
                                                When 
                                                I'm 
                                                down, 
                                                dirty 
                                                and 
                                                desperate
 
                                    
                                
                                                That's 
                                                my 
                                                emergency 
                                                bankroll
 
                                    
                                
                                                    I 
                                                got 
                                                two 
                                                hundred 
                                                dollars, 
                                                that's 
                                                the 
                                                price 
                                                on 
                                                the 
                                                street
 
                                    
                                
                                                If 
                                                you 
                                                wanna 
                                                get 
                                                some 
                                                quality
 
                                    
                                
                                                That's 
                                                the 
                                                price 
                                                you 
                                                got 
                                                to 
                                                meet
 
                                    
                                
                                                And 
                                                the 
                                                man 
                                                says
 
                                    
                                
                                                "Hey, 
                                                Junior, 
                                                where 
                                                you 
                                                been 
                                                so 
                                                long?"
 
                                    
                                
                                                Don't 
                                                you 
                                                know 
                                                me?
 
                                    
                                
                                                I'm 
                                                your 
                                                ace 
                                                in 
                                                the 
                                                hole"
 
                                    
                                
                                                Talkin' 
                                                about 
                                                ace 
                                                in 
                                                the 
                                                hole
 
                                    
                                
                                                Once 
                                                    I 
                                                was 
                                                crazy 
                                                and 
                                                my 
                                                ace 
                                                in 
                                                the 
                                                hole
 
                                    
                                
                                                Was 
                                                that 
                                                    I 
                                                knew 
                                                that 
                                                    I 
                                                was 
                                                crazy
 
                                    
                                
                                                So 
                                                    I 
                                                never 
                                                lost 
                                                my 
                                                self-control
 
                                    
                                
                                                    I 
                                                just 
                                                walk 
                                                in 
                                                the 
                                                middle 
                                                of 
                                                the 
                                                road 
                                                and
 
                                    
                                
                                                    I 
                                                sleep 
                                                in 
                                                the 
                                                middle 
                                                of 
                                                the 
                                                bed
 
                                    
                                
                                                    I 
                                                stop 
                                                in 
                                                the 
                                                middle 
                                                of 
                                                    a 
                                                sentence
 
                                    
                                
                                                And 
                                                the 
                                                voice 
                                                in 
                                                the 
                                                middle 
                                                of 
                                                my 
                                                head 
                                                said
 
                                    
                                
                                                Hey, 
                                                Junior, 
                                                where 
                                                you 
                                                been 
                                                so 
                                                long
 
                                    
                                
                                                Don't 
                                                you 
                                                know 
                                                me
 
                                    
                                
                                                I'm 
                                                your 
                                                ace 
                                                in 
                                                the 
                                                hole 
                                                (oh 
                                                yeah)
 
                                    
                                
                                                Ace 
                                                in 
                                                the 
                                                hole
 
                                    
                                
                                                Lean 
                                                on 
                                                me
 
                                    
                                
                                                Don't 
                                                you 
                                                know 
                                                me?
 
                                    
                                
                                                I'm 
                                                your 
                                                guarantee
 
                                    
                                
                                                Riding 
                                                on 
                                                this 
                                                rolling 
                                                bus
 
                                    
                                
                                                Beneath 
                                                    a 
                                                stony 
                                                sky
 
                                    
                                
                                                With 
                                                    a 
                                                slow 
                                                moon 
                                                rising
 
                                    
                                
                                                And 
                                                the 
                                                smokestacks 
                                                drifting 
                                                by
 
                                    
                                
                                                In 
                                                the 
                                                hour 
                                                when 
                                                the 
                                                heart 
                                                is 
                                                weakest
 
                                    
                                
                                                And 
                                                the 
                                                memory 
                                                is 
                                                strong
 
                                    
                                
                                                When 
                                                time 
                                                has 
                                                stopped
 
                                    
                                
                                                And 
                                                the 
                                                bus 
                                                just 
                                                rolls 
                                                along
 
                                    
                                
                                                Roll 
                                                on, 
                                                roll 
                                                on
 
                                    
                                
                                                Roll 
                                                on, 
                                                roll 
                                                on
 
                                    
                                
                                                Roll 
                                                on, 
                                                roll 
                                                on
 
                                    
                                
                                                Some 
                                                people 
                                                say 
                                                music, 
                                                that's 
                                                their 
                                                ace 
                                                in 
                                                the 
                                                hole
 
                                    
                                
                                                Just 
                                                your 
                                                ordinary 
                                                rhythm 
                                                and 
                                                blues
 
                                    
                                
                                                Your 
                                                basic 
                                                rock 
                                                and 
                                                roll
 
                                    
                                
                                                You 
                                                can 
                                                sit 
                                                on 
                                                the 
                                                top 
                                                of 
                                                the 
                                                beat
 
                                    
                                
                                                You 
                                                can 
                                                lean 
                                                on 
                                                the 
                                                side 
                                                of 
                                                the 
                                                beat
 
                                    
                                
                                                You 
                                                can 
                                                hang 
                                                from 
                                                the 
                                                bottom 
                                                of 
                                                the 
                                                beat
 
                                    
                                
                                                But 
                                                you 
                                                got 
                                                to 
                                                admit 
                                                that 
                                                the 
                                                music 
                                                is 
                                                sweet
 
                                    
                                
                                                Where 
                                                you 
                                                been 
                                                so 
                                                long
 
                                    
                                
                                                Don't 
                                                you 
                                                know 
                                                me?
 
                                    
                                
                                                I'm 
                                                your 
                                                ace 
                                                in 
                                                the 
                                                hole
 
                                    
                                
                                                Ace 
                                                in 
                                                the 
                                                hole
 
                                    
                                
                                                Lean 
                                                on 
                                                me
 
                                    
                                
                                                Don't 
                                                you 
                                                know 
                                                me
 
                                    
                                
                                                I'm 
                                                your 
                                                guarantee
 
                                    
                                
                                                Some 
                                                people 
                                                say 
                                                music, 
                                                that's 
                                                their 
                                                ace 
                                                in 
                                                the 
                                                hole
 
                                    
                                
                                                Just 
                                                your 
                                                ordinary 
                                                rhythm 
                                                and 
                                                blues
 
                                    
                                
                                                Your 
                                                basic 
                                                rock 
                                                and 
                                                roll
 
                                    
                                
                                                You 
                                                can 
                                                sit 
                                                on 
                                                the 
                                                top 
                                                of 
                                                the 
                                                beat
 
                                    
                                
                                                You 
                                                can 
                                                lean 
                                                on 
                                                the 
                                                side 
                                                of 
                                                the 
                                                beat
 
                                    
                                
                                                You 
                                                can 
                                                hang 
                                                from 
                                                the 
                                                bottom 
                                                of 
                                                the 
                                                beat
 
                                    
                                
                                                But 
                                                you 
                                                gotta 
                                                admit 
                                                that 
                                                the 
                                                music 
                                                is 
                                                sweet
 
                                    
                                
                                                Hey, 
                                                Junior. 
                                                I'm 
                                                your 
                                                ace 
                                                in 
                                                the 
                                                hole
 
                                    
                                
                                                Hey. 
                                                Junior, 
                                                I'm 
                                                your 
                                                ace 
                                                in 
                                                the 
                                                hole
 
                                    
                                
                                                Hey, 
                                                Junior, 
                                                I'm 
                                                your 
                                                ace 
                                                in 
                                                the 
                                                hole
 
                                    
                                
                                                Hey, 
                                                Junior, 
                                                I'm 
                                                your 
                                                ace 
                                                in 
                                                the 
                                                hole
 
                                    
                                
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